Condiment holder



April 2, I940.

w. F. REIBOLD CONDIMENT HOLDER Filed April 7, 1939 ,INVENTOR Walter E Reibold.

ATTORNEY IIIIJ I, 1

Patented Apr. 2, 1940 CONDIIMENT HOLDER Walter F. Reibold, Wolcott, -Conn., assignor'to The Waterbury Button Company, Waterbury,

C'onn., a corporation of Connecticut Application April.7, 1939, Serial No. 266,567

3 Claims.

Another object is to provide a condiment holder 9 of the above nature in'which the detachable cover member is perforated near the top thereoffor permitting a condiment such as salt or pepper to be shaken therethrough, and also hav-' ing a relatively large filling opening therebelow, said opening being closed by a removable yieldable plug member.

Astill further object is to provide an improved condiment holder of the above nature which will be simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, compact, ornamental in appearance, andvery efficient and durable in use. I With these and other objects in View, which will appear as the description proceeds, there has been illustratedin the accompanying drawing one form in which the invention may be conveniently embodied in practice.

In the drawing:

Fig. :1 is a perspective view of a condiment l holder embodying this invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional viewvof the condiment holder taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional View of the condiment holder taken on .the line 4-4 of Fig. 2, looking downwardly.

Referring now to the drawing wherein like reference numerals designate like parts through out the several views, the numeral I0 indicates faces of the side walls l2 and I3 and the top and bottom walls l4 and 15. The shoulder I6 is spaced forwardly from the rear edge I! of the casing I0 and has rounded corners.

In order to lock the cover 20 (now to be described) detachably within the casing, provision is made of two pairs of rounded raised ribs 18 and I9, which are molded on the side vertical walls 12 and l 3-and'on the end wins l4 and is respectively, said ribs being located between the rear edge "of the casing and the shoulder I6.

The olosure member 20 is adapted to close the.

open rear portion of the casing I 0, and said member 20 has a rearwardly directed flange 2| about its periphery. The flanged cover member 20 is adapted to telescope into the casing. l0 and seat upon the shoulder IS in such a manner that the outer rear edge 22 of the flange2l will be seated in front of the ribs I8 and is by a ,snap action, whereby the member 20 is securely retained in place against said shoulder. The upper portion of the closure member 20 is perforated at 23 to provide a plurality of small holes through whichthe powdered condiment may be shaken.

A relatively largecircular filling opening 24 is provided in the lower portion of the closure member 20 for permitting condiments to be intro ducedinto the casing to replenish the supply therein. The filling opening 24 is provided on its rear with an annular convex rib 25-v and on its front .with abeveled raised conical boss 26.: The filling opening 24 adjacent the rear convex rib 25 is rounded at 21 and isconnected to the raised' front beveled boss 26 by an annular outwardly member Zlll-The stopper 28 is provided with a rear convex head 29 which is larger in diameter than theopening 24, whereby it will extend outwardly beyond, theannular convex rib 25. The stopper 28 is provided with an intermediate reduced annular groove or neck 30 of proper width to embracethe rounded edge 21 of the opening 24. Forward of the intermediate annular groove 30, the body 3| of the stopper 28 is in the form of a truncated cone, the smaller forward end it? being of proper diameter to enter the opening. 24 and its rear end 33 being somewhat larger in diameter than the opening 24 and forming a rearwardly facing shoulder 34.

The stopper 28 is bifurcated or split by an axially directed slot 35 which extends from its forward end 32 to the forward surface 36 of the stopper head 29 to increase theresiliency of the conical stopper body portion 3! and facilitate the'manual forcing of said body portionforwardly through the opening 24. This construction in-- suresthat the forward surface 36 of the enlarged stopper head 29 will be drawn tightly against the annular rib 25 to seal the opening 24 by the engagement of the shoulder 34 jagainst the rounded edge 21. To further increase the resiliency of the stopper 28 and to reduce its weight, said stopper is provided with a tapered forward recess 31 which extends rearwardly toward the head 29 in the conical body portion 3!. Suitable insignia such as a letter S (indicating salt) may be printed, engraved or embossed on a raised circular pad 38, as desired.

One advantage of the present improved condiment holder is that the parts thereof may be readily assembled together merely by pressing the closure member 28 into the open back of the casing ill to cause the flange 25 to snap in front of the ribs l8 and I9 and seat firmly against the shoulder I G. The cover member 20 will thus be detachably locked in place to seal the open back of the casing i0. Moreover, the rearward spacing of the stopper head 29 from the rear surface of the member 28 by means of the raised convex rib permits the insertion of the user's finger or a suitable fiat instrument, and thus greatly facilitates the removal ofthe stopper 28 from the opening 24.

While there has been disclosed in this specification one form in which the invention may be embodied, it is to be understood that this form is shown for the'purpose of illustration only, and that the invention is not to be limited to the specific disclosure, but may be modified and embodied in various other forms without departing from its spirit. In short, the invention includes all the modifications and embodiments coming within the scope of the following claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new and for which it is desired to secure Letters Patent, is:

l. A condiment holder comprising a casing open at its back and having an internal rearwardly-facing shoulder extending inwardly from the surface of its casing, said casing also having a raised rib located between said shoulder and the rear edge of said casing, and a closure member having a rearwardly directed flange surrounding its periphery, the walls of said casing being resilient and initially slightly smaller than said closure member and adapted to-expand and contract when said closure member is pushed past said rib by a snap action, whereby said closure member will seat against said shoulder and be tightly held thereagainst by said rib, said closure member havin a perforated dispensing section adjacent the top thereof.

2. In a condiment holder, a rectangular casing open at its back and having the rear portion of its walls reduced in thickness on the interior to form a shoulder facing the rear edge of said casing, raised ribs extending inwardly from all four walls of said casing between said shoulder and the rear edges of said walls, and a detachable closure member having a rearwardly directed flange shaped to fit said reduced walls and adapted to engage and spread said ribs when said closure member is seated on said shoulder by a snap action, said ribs serving to tightly hold said closure against said shoulder, said closure member having a relatively large filling opening in its lower portion through which powdered condiment may be introduced and a perforated dispensing section near the top thereof, and a removable flexible plug shaped to close said filling opening.

3. In a condiment holder, a rectangular casing open at its back and'having the rear portion of its walls reduced in thickness on the interior to form a shoulder facing the rear edge of said casing, raised ribs extending inwardly from all four Walls of said casing between said shoulder and the rear edges of said walls, and a detachable closure member having a rearwardly directed flange shaped to fit said reduced walls and adapted to engage and spread said ribs when said closure member is seated on said shoulder by a snap action, said ribs serving to tightly hold said closure against said shoulder, said closure member hava relatively large filling opening in its lower portion through which powdered condiment may be introduced and a perforated dispensing section near the top thereof, and a removable flexible headed plug shaped to close said filling opening.

WALTER F. REIBOLD. 

